CVE-2022-0642: JivoChat < 1.3.5.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The JivoChat Live Chat WordPress plugin before 1.3.5.4 does not properly check CSRF tokens on POST requests to the plugins admin page, and does not sanitise some parameters, leading to a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability where an attacker can trick a logged in administrator to inject arbitrary javascript.

Affected products

JivoChat Live Chat – WP live chat plugin for WordPress: before 1.3.5.4 — fixed in 1.3.5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: JivoChat Live Chat – WP live chat plugin for WordPress 1.3.5.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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